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Carlo Hofer
Quantitative political scientist. Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London.
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publications
Ecological and economic cost of terror: The impact of terrorist attacks on London commuting patterns
Working paper (lead author), 2025
Lead-authored study using high-frequency transport data to estimate the impact of terrorism on London commuting.
Recommended citation: Hofer, C. (lead author). "Ecological and economic cost of terror: The impact of terrorist attacks on London commuting patterns." Working paper.
‘OK Boomer’: The influence of humour on intergenerational hostility and polarisation
Working paper (co-author) — ESRC humour project, 2025
Co-authored survey-experimental study on humour and intergenerational hostility.
Recommended citation: Co-authored. "OK Boomer: The influence of humour on intergenerational hostility and polarisation." Working paper.
Breaking the ice: The impact of humorous communication on climate change attitudes and political participation
Working paper (lead author) — ESRC humour project, 2025
Lead-authored survey-experimental study on humorous climate communication.
Recommended citation: Hofer, C. (lead author). "Breaking the ice: The impact of humorous communication on climate change attitudes and political participation." Working paper.
Polarising punchlines: The influence of intergroup humour on partisan affective polarisation
Revise and resubmit, Political Studies, 2026
Co-authored study on how intergroup humour shapes partisan affective polarisation.
Recommended citation: Co-authored. "Polarising punchlines: The influence of intergroup humour on partisan affective polarisation." Revise and resubmit, Political Studies.
Political Humour, Political Attitudes and Political Behaviour, 2024 (data)
UK Data Service ReShare (in final editorial review), 2026
Survey dataset from the ESRC political humour project.
Recommended citation: Co-authored (2024). "Political Humour, Political Attitudes and Political Behaviour." UK Data Service ReShare.
Polarising Punchlines: The Influence of Inter-group Humour on Partisan Affective Polarisation, 2024 (data)
UK Data Service ReShare (in final editorial review), 2026
Survey-experiment dataset on intergroup humour and partisan affective polarisation.
Recommended citation: Co-authored (2024). "Polarising Punchlines: The Influence of Inter-group Humour on Partisan Affective Polarisation." UK Data Service ReShare.
‘Ok Boomer’: The Influence of Humour on Intergenerational Hostility and Polarisation, 2024 (data)
UK Data Service ReShare (in final editorial review), 2026
Survey-experiment dataset on humour and intergenerational hostility.
Recommended citation: Co-authored (2024). "Ok Boomer: The Influence of Humour on Intergenerational Hostility and Polarisation." UK Data Service ReShare.
Breaking the Ice: The Impact of Humour on Climate Change Attitudes and Political Participation, 2024 (data)
UK Data Service ReShare (in final editorial review), 2026
Survey-experiment dataset on humorous climate communication.
Recommended citation: Hofer, C. (lead author), et al. (2024). "Breaking the Ice: The Impact of Humour on Climate Change Attitudes and Political Participation." UK Data Service ReShare.
Good neighbours? Neighbourhood segregation and attitudes toward immigration in the UK
Working paper (sole-authored) — target submission summer 2026, 2026
How neighbourhood ethnic segregation relates to immigration attitudes, using fine-grained spatial measures and BES panel data.
Recommended citation: Hofer, C. "Good neighbours? Neighbourhood segregation and attitudes toward immigration in the UK." Working paper.
Downloading polarisation: Online information consumption and political affective polarisation in the UK
Working paper (sole-authored) — target submission summer 2026, 2026
How online information consumption relates to political affective polarisation, using BES panel data and an instrumental-variables design.
Recommended citation: Hofer, C. "Downloading polarisation: Online information consumption and political affective polarisation in the UK." Working paper.
DEMETRA Policy Brief No. 2
DEMETRA project (Horizon Europe) — resubmitted June 2026, 2026
Policy brief from the Horizon Europe DEMETRA project on deliberative policy-making for sustainable food systems.
Recommended citation: Co-developed with the DEMETRA consortium (2026). "DEMETRA Policy Brief No. 2." Horizon Europe DEMETRA project.
DEMETRA Policy Brief No. 1
DEMETRA project (Horizon Europe) — resubmitted June 2026, 2026
Policy brief from the Horizon Europe DEMETRA project on deliberative policy-making for sustainable food systems.
Recommended citation: Co-developed with the DEMETRA consortium (2026). "DEMETRA Policy Brief No. 1." Horizon Europe DEMETRA project.
talks
Media consumption and affective polarisation
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Invited seminar during an EUTOPIA visiting research stay at the University of Gothenburg.
Media consumption and affective polarisation
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Invited talk during an EUTOPIA visiting research stay at the University of Gothenburg.
Media consumption and affective polarisation
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Media consumption and affective polarisation
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Media consumption and affective polarisation
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Segregation and anti-immigration attitudes
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Segregation and anti-immigration attitudes
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DEMETRA: progress and findings (invited project talk)
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Invited talk presenting DEMETRA progress and findings to the RETOOL Horizon Europe consortium.
DEMETRA: progress and findings (invited project talk)
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Invited talk presenting DEMETRA progress and findings to the RETOOL Horizon Europe consortium.
Breaking the ice: The impact of humorous communication on climate change attitudes and political participation
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Invited presentation at the Politics and Society Workshop, co-sponsored by the DEMETRA and DESPO ERC projects.
DEMETRA: progress and findings (invited project talk)
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Invited talk presenting DEMETRA progress and findings to the CO-SUSTAIN Horizon Europe consortium.
teaching
Introduction to Quantitative Political Analysis I (PO11Q)
Undergraduate seminars and computer classes, University of Warwick, Department of Politics and International Studies, 2021
Sole tutor (under the module leader) for the first-year undergraduate quantitative methods module (BSc Politics) in 2021–22, leading all seminars and computer classes.
Introduction to Quantitative Political Analysis II (PO12Q)
Undergraduate seminars and computer classes, University of Warwick, Department of Politics and International Studies, 2022
Sole tutor (under the module leader) for the second-year undergraduate quantitative methods module (BSc Politics) in 2021–22, leading all seminars and computer classes.